Deadly weekend: Three dead in unconnected accidents across Israel
Two people have died after drowning at beaches in central and northern Israel, and a third is in serious condition. A man has died after a motorcycle accident near the dead sea.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFAN MDA AMBULANCE at Dor Beach after a man drowned at the beach on Saturday afternoon, June 12 2021(photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)
A 50-year-old man passed away due to drowning after an unsuccessful attempt to resuscitate him at Dor Beach in central Israel on Saturday afternoon.The man was pulled out of the sea by the lifeguard on duty after he failed to resurface, and the beach paramedic was already attempting to perform CPR on him when Magen David Adom (MDA) arrived.The man was unconscious and did not have a pulse. MDA continued the attempts to resuscitate him and performed various medical procedures, but ultimately pronounced him dead at the scene. Earlier in the day a 67 year-old man drowned at a beach in Kiryat Yam. He was transferred to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa by an MDA team and was in critical condition upon his arrival.He was later pronounced dead.Senior MDA paramedic Jonathan Carvajal said that there had been no lifeguard at the beach and the man was pulled out of the sea by passersby. "He lay on the sand with no pulse and no sign that he was breathing," said Carvajal.Additionally, a 65 year-old woman is currently in serious condition after nearly drowning at the beach in Haifa. MDA medics and paramedics successfully resuscitated her through CPR.She was transferred to Rambam hospital after her pulse returned.A three-year-old boy was transferred to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon by MDA medical staff after he was rescued from the sea on the beach in Bat Yam. He is currently in mild condition.A 62 year-old motorcyclist was killed in an accident wile riding in an open area in the southern part of the Judean Desert, near the Dead Sea.MDA medics and paramedics, along with IDF medical staff, attempted to treat him but ultimately declared him dead at the scene.MDA paramedic Uri Dadon said: "We arrived with the intensive care unit at the entrance to the area and walked a distance of about two kilometers with the medical equipment until we reached the rider who was unconscious. During the medical treatment we were joined by an army medical team along with a doctor who determined his death. "
